'It' Girls Through the Ages

Before Alexa, Leandra, and Olivia. there was Edie, Suzy, and Penelope. And before them, there was Clara. And before Clara, there was Eve (as in, Adam and...). In honor of our look at the state of the modern It Girl in our September issue, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite women who have been lucky enough to be in possession of that quality so elusive it can only be described as "it."

Tinsley Mortimer

Tinsley Mortimer

In the early aughts' explosion of socialites, Mortimer was (briefly) Queen Bee. The Virginia-native took the New York social scene by storm with her candy-colored dresses—and her ubiquity at every party in town.